However, out of everything the only segment of the company to register negative growth is mini passenger segment, which comprises India's best selling cars - Alto and WagonR.ETAuto | Updated: April 01, 2016, 16:47 IST

NEW DELHI: India's largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki has announced, its sales performance for month of March 2016 and financial year 2016, in a BSE filing.

During March 2016, the company has registered a growth of 15.9 percent in total sales (domestic+export), and stood at 1,29,345 units.

The company's total domestic sales witnessed year-on-year jump of 14.6 percent, after selling 15,176 units more last month when compared with same month previous year.

Out of these, passenger car sales reported growth of 7.4 percent and stood at 92,105 units.

The sales of the company's utility vehicles, which comprises of new launches like S Cross and Vitara Brezza, soared 123.4 percent.

The company said in an official statement, "New models including S Cross, Baleno and Vitara Brezza, innovations and new technologies (SHVS: Smart Hybrid Technology by Suzuki), expansion of existing network and introduction of NEXA brought incremental numbers."RS Kalsi, executive director for marketing and sales at Maruti Suzuki said to ETNow "We will continue to lead the industry in fiscal 2017 too. In FY17, the number of outlets will be increased to 250 from present 125."

He also said the company will launch two new models in upcoming festive season.Maruti Suzuki's exports was up 33.4 percent. Last month the company exported 10,450 units as against 7,836 units during March 2015.

However, out of everything the only segment of the company to register negative growth is mini passenger segment, which comprises India's best selling cars - Alto and WagonR.

This segment growth was down by 8.7 percent.

Maruti Suzuki India ended the financial year 2015-16 with a growth of 10.6 percent in total sales.